As mentioned in previous posts, I love Halloween and everything about it. From being scared straight, to mocking the horrible fake blood in haunted houses, it’s the most magical time of the year. Plus, it’s the one time of year I can watch Halloweentown multiple times a day (which is exactly what I plan on doing today…judgement free zone).

But, because Halloween falls on Monday this year, my usual late night party escapades were moved to this past weekend. Leaving me with a bunch of left over pumpkin beer and candy  for actual Halloween (I know…rough life). And, since I live in the hood I’m refusing to participate in doling out candy, no way am I getting a “poisoned apple” on my favorite day of the year. I really just want to eat all of the left over candy by myself.

In celebration of this horribly haunted night here are my favorite things about Halloween… Read More »

In the wise words of Cady Heron, “In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress up like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” Amen. Now bring on the lingerie, fish nets, and bunny ears.

Stop rolling your eyes and shaking your head in disapproval. It’s one night…ONE NIGHT ( and by one, I mean Thursday, Friday, Saturday and whichever day is actually Halloween) You’re allowed to be a little risqué sometimes.

Okay, okay. Walking around in bras and panties with wings on your back saying you’re a “Victoria Secrets Model” goes a bit beyond being risqué. It’s more like…TOTALLY AWESOME. It’s Halloween people! You are not supposed to be yourself. You are supposed to be something you can never be on any other day of the year. If that means being a french maid or a Playboy Bunny then hey! go for it. Think of it this way: dress up as your childhood dream but with a twist…a slutty twist.

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I’m a Hipster. I fully admit it.  The fact that I’ve said “I was hipster before hipster was cool” scares me a little. During Halloween my full monty of a hipster comes out. You see, dressing up as a slutty fire fighter isn’t my idea of an epic Halloween costume, going as Helga G Pataki is. Unless the slutty fire fighter is to be ironic…then I mean, it fits. But in general, I’m not really one for buying a costume, I like to let the creative juices flow. Although usually that ends with a last-minute scramble for something that could resemble some sort of costume, ie: buying shiny leggings and a big sweatshirt for a last-minute ’80s aerobic instructor. Or the year before, when I wore a black hat and calling myself a witch. High school was by far the glory days of my Halloween yearbook. Read More »

The best part of Halloween is the duplicates – the four girls dressed like Snooki, the Lady Gaga twins – and the second best part is being able to identify every costume in the basement of a Frat House before you even ask anybody. Every year, people love to dress up like the biggest newsmakers and so, we should all prepare ourselves for the tasteless, the creepy, and the funny.

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[Everyone’s got a morning after story (some of which include less than stable lofts) and we wanna hear yours! Send it over to us and we’ll post it – anonymously, of course – right here!]

I consider myself a pretty honest person. I’m no Mother Theresa, but I don’t lie, especially to authority figures and people I need things from. Back in my sophomore year, I didn’t exactly live up to this creed and it came back to kick my butt. Hard.

Let’s go back to fall of my sophomore year, when my biggest problems were which Halloween party to go to and how to convince my boyfriend to dress up as a Disney prince.  After promising baked goods and undergoing a frantic search for final accessories, we were ready to make our rounds to the nearby apartment parties, ready to wow the crowd with our awesome outfits and get lots of Facebook-worthy pictures. I was on my game, almost.

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[Everyone’s got a morning after story (though most don't involve a large group of potential sorority sisters) and we wanna hear yours! Send it over to us and we’ll post it – anonymously, of course – right here!]

Freshman year Halloween.  Is there anything scarier?  I’m not talking about the orange and black jello shots or the DIY strobe lights and dry ice combo favored among frat house basements.  No, the part that caused me to break out in a cold sweat and goosebumps was the daunting task of selecting the perfect costume.

After all, there were so many factors to take into consideration- Do you dress to fit a theme with your roommates? (Power Rangers?  No. Teletubbies? God no.); do you slut it up and go all out?  (Sexy maid?  Sexy nurse?  Sexy kitten?  Overdone.); do you go for the laugh?  (Gumby?  Michael Jackson?  Too much effort.); or do you try to satisfy all these points in creating the ultimate, all-encompassing Halloween outfit?

If you’re a naïve, over-achieving freshman like I was, that’s exactly what you do.

I texted my best friend from down the hall and told her to meet me in my room, stat.  She brought candy corn, necessary for brainstorming, and I started Googling everything from “cheap costumes” to “how not to look like a skankwhore but still attract male attention in a good way so maybe he’ll take you on a date at some future time.”  Hey, I was hopeful. Read More »

Halloweekend 2010 is finally here, and after a week of warming up between all-nighter study sessions for midterms and all-nighter sexy time, the costumed craziness continues through to Monday morning’s walk of shame.

But in case you haven’t thrown together a simple outfit yet, or if you simply don’t feel like spending all of next week detagging and/or Photoshopping drunken photos, here are a few CC-approved options to still keep your weekend productive:

Brush up on your 2010 World Series speak. It’s the perfect conversation topic post-Halloweekend (and we don’t just mean with frat boys).

(Try to) plan your perfect class schedule. Just like every other semester, it’s worth a try.

Do something for yourself to cheer you up amidst midterm mania (and these tips are still as effective post-grad!)

Stream “It Gets Better” videos on YouTube. Warning: the onscreen inspiration is addicting!

Stir up enough courage and finally submit that Morning After story. Whether centered around your big boobs or the smaller body parts of others, we’ll take it – anonymously, of course!

Win a free beer pong table! With a steady hand and your incognito camera-phone abilities, it’ll be easy to turn a few annoying costumed college kids in October into your next drinking game in November.

Happy Halloween!

Dressing up for the sake of looking slutty/clever and amazing for Halloween opens a whole new can of worms for surviving a hook up.  Besides the fact you may be wearing a wig with a hair bow on it (Lady Gaga) or carrying around a stuffed animal full of black paint (BP Oil clean-up), you have to be well prepared for the small obstacles coming your way (especially if you sleep over at your little buddy’s house after you dressed up as Octomom for the evening). You don’t want to make a total mess out of his bed sheets with your clown paint, or accidentally suffocate him with your Go-Go girl blonde afro.

Hooking up in college is an art. Hooking up in college during Halloween weekend is a true feat.

And that’s why we set up a do’s and don’ts guide for your viewing pleasure. Someone’s gotta look out for you, right?  So sit down, take notes, and prepare for the worst most successful Halloween shenanigans yet.

Do: Remove his mask before you leave the party. There’s nothing worse than expecting a Vinny and ending up with a Situation.
Don’t: Let him out of your site. Lord knows there will be a lot of Burger Kings this Hallow’s Eve and you don’t want to end up in a cab with the wrong one.

Do: Wash off the face/body paint before you get into bed.
Don’t: Use his (or your) bed sheets to soak up the red paint you used as ‘Lady Gaga Paparazzi blood’ for your costume.  If he wakes up red residue soaked through his egg crate, he may be scratching his chin (and calling 911) come morning. Read More »

Since last week’s letdown of an episode, it’s time to come to terms with the fact that Jersey Shore is no more. At least until January. You might be asking yourself, “But, but, but how am I ever going to get my Jersey fix without my eight seven lovable guidos/guidettes entertaining me on Thursday nights?”

I know. It won’t be easy getting through the cold months of November and December sans “OHHH YEAH” and “Tee-shirt tiiiiiiiiiiime!”

But have no fear, devoted J.Shore lovers. Luckily, the cast and the Jersey Phenomenon isn’t slowing down anytime soon, despite what last week’s South Park might indicate.

The Reunion Special Oh snap, Jersey Shore IS on tonight. In reunion form. If it gets anything remotely close to how those Real Housewives reunions go down, it should be a good time.

J.Shore-ween In addition to these store-bought costumes you can get at your local Halloween pop-up shop, anyone with an Ed Hardy shirt, bronzer and a banana clip can be a Jersey Shore kid this Halloween. The costumes are cheap and easy, just like Angelina! Read More »

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Despite what some freaks people think, there are SO many great things about Halloween:

1. Candy corn.
2. Free candy (I don’t think there is a such thing as “too old to go trick-or-treating,” OK, mom?)
3. Pumpkin flavored EVERYTHING.
4. A legitimate excuse to dress like a whore. Yeah I said it. It’s the one night a year you can walk around exposing your Britney and no one gives you a second glance.
5. A hangover that lasts for days. Okay, so maybe that part isn’t so great, but earning that hangover is always majorly great.

And now there is one more thing to add to that “reasons to love Halloween” list.

Of the many things we college students love, the top three for most of us are burritos, cheap food and an excuse to dress up. Chipotle obviously got that memo because they’re offering all of the above… and for a good cause, no less!

This Sunday stumble in to your local Chipotle for a $2 (yes TWO DOLLAR) “Boo-Rito” (Ha! Get it?!). Lord knows you’ll be craving it in your hungover state from Saturday night’s festivities. Read More »